Dual Color Belt

ABSTRACT

A dual color belt includes a belt body of an elastic webbing with front and back surfaces thereof differently colored so that the front side and back side of the belt body can be selectively used, and a belt buckle having an upper guide groove and a lower guide groove defined in a base component thereof for guiding the front end of the belt body into the base component for enabling the front end of the belt body to be engaged by a clamping plate of the belt buckle. Thus, installation between the belt body and the base component of the belt buckle and replacement between the front side and the back side of the belt body are easy.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention

The present invention relates to belts for wearing around the waist andmore particularly, to a dual color belt, which uses a double-sided beltbody with the opposing front and back sides differently color forselective use, and is equipped with a belt buckle having an upper guidegroove and a lower guide groove defined in a base component thereof forguiding the insertion of the front end of the belt body into the beltbuckle accurately without deviation.

2. Description of the Related Art

Conventional belts, especially the elastic belts with a woven belt body,commonly have the opposing front and back sides of the belt bodies madein one single color. Therefore, if you want to have two color choices,you must purchase two kinds of belts of different colors, which wastesmoney and takes up storage space.

Further, when the user wants to adjust the length of the belt, the usermust loosen the clamping plate of the belt buckle and then take out thebelt body and cut the belt body to the required length. When the beltbody is to be re-inserted into the belt buckle, it is not easy to alignthe front end of the belt body and the belt buckle, and the front end ofthe belt body can be deviated from the correct position after insertion,causing trouble to the user.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The present invention has been accomplished under the circumstances inview. It is the main object of the present invention to provide a dualcolor belt, which uses a belt body of an elastic webbing with opposingfront and back surfaces thereof differently colored so that the frontside and back side of the belt body can be selectively used, achievingthe effect of double-sided application of the belt body.

It is another object of the present invention to provide a dual colorbelt, which has an upper guide groove and a lower guide groove definedin a base component of the belt buckle thereof for guiding the front endof the belt body into the base component for enabling the front end ofthe belt body to be engaged by a clamping plate of the belt buckle.Thus, installation between the belt body and the base component of thebelt buckle and replacement between the front side and the back side ofthe belt body are easy.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING

FIG. 1 is an elevational view of a dual color belt in accordance withthe present invention.

FIG. 2 is an exploded view of the belt buckle and the belt body of thedual color belt in accordance with the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a schematic drawing illustrating the front end of the beltbody inserted into the base component of the belt buckle with the frontsurface of the belt body faced upward before engagement of the clampingplate.

FIG. 4 is a schematic drawing illustrating the front end of the beltbody inserted into the base component of the belt buckle with the backsurface of the belt body faced upward before engagement of the clampingplate.

FIG. 5 is a schematic applied view of the present invention,illustrating the front surface of the belt body engaged by the clampingplate of the belt buckle.

FIG. 6 is another schematic applied view of the present invention,illustrating the back surface of the belt body engaged by the clampingplate of the belt buckle.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

Referring to FIGS. 1-6, a dual color belt in accordance with the presentinvention comprises a belt body 1, a belt buckle 2, and a tailpiece 3.

The belt body 1 is an elastic webbing.

The belt buckle 2 comprises a base component 21, a buckle frame 22 and atongue 23 pivotally connected to a front side of the base component 21,a clamping plate 24 pivotally connected to an opposing rear side of thebase component 21 and having a toothed engagement portion 241 forengaging a front surface 11 (see FIGS. 1, 3 and 5) or an opposing backsurface 12 (see FIGS. 1, 4 and 6) of the belt body 1, and a belt keeper215 (see FIG. 2) located on an outer side of the base component 21adjacent to the clamping plate 24 for the insertion of the belt body 1.

The tailpiece 3 is a one-piece plastic injection molding with softnessand toughness stitched to a rear end of the belt body 1, having aplurality of punch holes 31 spaced along the length thereof for theinsertion of the tongue 23 selectively.

The dual color belt is characterized in that the front surface 11 andback surface 12 of the belt body 1 have different colors. In the presentpreferred embodiment, the front surface 11 of the belt body 1 isprovided with at least one white color portion 111 (see FIGS. 1, 2, 3and 5); the back surface 12 of the belt body 1 is provided with a redcolor portion 121 (see FIGS. 1, 4 and 6). The front surface 11 and backsurface 12 of the belt body 1 can be selectively engaged by the clampingplate 24 of the belt buckle 2. Thus, the front surface 11 and the backsurface 12 can be selectively used, that is, the belt has two differentcolors to choose the convenience and practicality of wearing. The basecomponent 21 of the belt buckle 2 comprises an opening 210, an upperrail 211 (see FIG. 2) and a lower rail 212 (see FIG. 2) disposed at oneside of the opening 210 and respectively defining an upper guide groove213 (see FIG. 2) and a lower guide groove 214 (see FIG. 2) for guidingthe front end 10 of the belt body 1 into the base component 21. Afterinsertion of the of the belt body 1 through the upper guide groove 213and the lower guide groove 214 into the base component 21, the clampingplate 24 is biased to lock the front end 10 of the belt body 1 to thebase component 21.

The clamping plate 24 is pivotally connected to the rear side of thebase component 21 between the upper rail 211 and the lower rail 212.

Further, the width of the upper guide groove 213 on the base component21 of the belt buckle 2 is greater than the thickness of the belt body1, and the width of the lower guide groove 214 is also greater than thethickness of the belt body 1.

In summary, the invention has the characteristics and advantages asfollows:

-   1. The belt body 1 is an elastic webbing having a front surface 11    and an opposing back surface 12 differently colored for selective    use to achieve the convenience and practicability of a belt with two    different colors to choose to wear. As far as users of consumers are    concerned, it is like buying one get one free.-   2. The base component 21 of the belt buckle 2 provides an upper    guide groove 213 and a lower guide groove 214 for guiding the front    end 10 of the belt body 1 into the base component 21, facilitating    installation between the belt body 1 and the base component 21 of    the belt buckle 2 and replacement between the front side and the    back side of the belt body 1.-   3. When the user wants to cut the length of the belt body 1, the    length of the belt body 1 can be arbitrarily cut, and then the front    end 10 of the belt body 1 is conveniently inserted through the upper    guiding groove 213 and the lower guiding groove 214 into the base    component 21, facilitating installation.

What is claimed is:
 1. A dual color belt, comprising: a belt body of anelastic webbing comprising a front end, a rear end opposite to saidfront end, a front surface and a back surface opposite to said frontsurface; a belt buckle comprising a base component, a buckle frame and atongue pivotally connected to a front side of said base component, aclamping plate pivotally connected to said rear side of said basecomponent and having a toothed engagement portion for selectivelyengaging the front surface or back surface of said belt body, and a beltkeeper located on an outer side of said base component adjacent to saidclamping plate for the insertion of said belt body; and a tailpiecestitched to a rear end of said belt body, said tailpiece being aone-piece plastic injection molding with softness and toughness andhaving a plurality of punch holes spaced along the length thereof forthe insertion of said tongue selectively; wherein said front surface andsaid back surface of said belt body have different colors and areselectively engageable by said clamping plate of said belt buckle; saidbase component of said belt buckle comprises an opening, and an upperrail and a lower rail disposed at one side of said opening andrespectively defining an upper guide groove and a lower guide groove forguiding said front end of said belt body into said base component forenabling said front end of said belt body to be engaged by said clampingplate.
 2. The dual color belt as claimed in claim 1, wherein saidclamping plate is pivotally connected to said rear side of said basecomponent between said upper rail and said lower rail.
 3. The dual colorbelt as claimed in claim 1, wherein the width of said upper guide grooveof said base component of said belt buckle is greater than the thicknessof sad belt body; the width of said lower guide groove of said basecomponent of said belt buckle is greater than the thickness of sad beltbody.